Utensil-protector.



H. E, PEDEHSEN. uTENszL PROTECTOR..

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I2. I9I8.

Patented Aug. 6, 1918..

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UNITED sTATEs rATENT onirica. g

HENNING- E. PEDERSEN, 0F KENOSI-IA, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO OLI) 1 LANGENBACI-I, OF KENOSHA, WISCONSIN. v

UTENSIL-rno'rnc'ron.

Specication of Letters Patent. f

Patented Aug.Y 6, 1918.

Application led February 12, 1918. Serial vNo. 216,811. l

.7 10 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENNING E. FEDER- snN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Kenosha, in the county of Kenosha and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Utensil-Protectors; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact de- This invention refers to utensil protectors and is particularly adapted for use in connection with the conventional type of clothes boiler to protect the same from wear resulting from contact with the rough surfaces of a gas lplate or other form of heatin device.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a lprotector of the class described which can be detachably and at the same time rigidly secured to the utensil.

A further object of the invention is `Vto provide a protector having its bottom normally arched and adapted to be iattened out by the weight of the utensil and its contents thus insuring a perfect contact betweenk the protector and utensil'to prevent deterioration of the latter through overheating.

The invention in one practical form in which it Vmay be embodied is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a conventional type of wash boiler showing the invention attached thereto.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the pro.-

tector taken on the line 2 2 of Fig; 1, and` Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. l. Y

In the drawings 1 designates the conventional form of boilery having its bottom nest-' ed into the basket shaped shieldv 2 whichv is preferably made of woven wire, the upper edge of the basket havinga bead 3 formed of the utensil thus insuring a perfect con-` tact between the vshield and theV utensil.

When the protector becomes slightly spaced. 5'

away from the utensil eXtreme heat to which it is subject would rapidly deteriorate or burn out the wire. However, in the present construction where a perfect contact is had at all time thewire will be sufficiently cool to over-come this possibility.

At a suitable point the beadB is provided with a cut out portion 6 at which point the locking link 7 of the strap4 is positioned. This construction will allow the strap 4L t0 be permanently retained by the bead 3 and at the same time due to the cut out portion 6 will permit ready manipulation of the locking link 7 kwhich is secured thereto to the opposite ends of the strap. The locking link is further provided -with a handle 8 tofacilitate operation of the link in either direction to lock or unlock the retaining strap as desired.

While I have shown the inventionattached to a wash boiler lit will be readily appreciated that I might use the same in connection with any form of cooking utensil without departing from lthe invention.

What isclaimed is 1. Infcombination with a utensil, a protector comprising a woven wire shield detachably secured to the utensil and having its bottomin contact with the utensil to prevent overheating of the shield, and means associated `withthe shield for detachably securing same to the utensil.

2.y In combination with a utensil,l a protector comprising a woven wire shield adapted to receive the utensil, the-bottom of Vsaid shield being'normally arched upward and adaptedto be flattened out upon receiv-` ing the utensil, thereby insuring a perfect contact between the rtwo to prevent the shield from becoming overheated, a bead formed at the-upper edge of the shield, a strap carried bythe bead, 'a link secured to the ends of the strap,-and a handle carried bythe link for swinging thepsameto tighten the l Y strap.A

YIn testimony that I kclaim theforegoing consin.

`Gomes of this patent may be obtained forfve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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I have' hereunto set my hand at Kenosha, 1n the county vof Kenosha and `State of Wis- 

